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Police sergeant badly injured in crash

A West Bridgewater police officer was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital with head and chest injuries after a two-vehicle crash in the area of 319 Manley St. just before 5:30 p.m., The Enterprise reported

Police Sgt. Gregory Ames was taking to Boston Medical Center; but it was unclear if the injuries were life threatening, said West Bridgewater Police Lt. Vic Flaherty.

Ames was responding to a call with the cruiser's lights on at the time of the accident, said Flaherty. The two vehicles collided when the cruiser went to pass a black Chevy SUV on the left side as the SUV took a left turn into the parking lot of 319 Manley St. The cruiser crashed into the side of the SUV.

The front end of the cruiser was demolished. The driver of the other vehicle was uninjured, police said.